RUCK
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Ruck (?), n. A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] Drayton.
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Ruck, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rucked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rucking.] [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.] To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to ruck up a carpet. Smart.
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Ruck, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. Ruck, v. t.] A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.
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Ruck, v. i. [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.] To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Gower. South.
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The sheep that rouketh in the fold.
Chaucer.
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Ruck, n. [Cf. Ruck.] 1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]
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2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race. [Colloq.]
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The ruck in society as a whole.
Lond. Sat. Rev.
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